"create_repository()"

    $e->snapshot->create_repository(
        repository  => 'repository',        # required
        body        => { defn }             # required
    );

Create a repository for backups.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "master_timeout", "timeout", "verify"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.

"get_repository()"

    $e->snapshot->get_repository(
        repository  => 'repository' | \@repositories    # optional
    );

Retrieve existing repositories.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "local", "master_timeout"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.

"verify_repository()"

    $e->snapshot->verify_repository(
        repository  => 'repository' # required
    );

Verify existing repository.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "master_timeout", "timeout"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.

"delete_repository()"

    $e->snapshot->delete_repository(
        repository  => 'repository' | \@repositories    # required
    );

Delete repositories by name.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "master_timeout", "timeout"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.

"create()"

    $e->snapshot->create(
        repository  => 'repository',     # required
        snapshot    => 'snapshot',       # required,

        body        => { snapshot defn } # optional
    );

Create a snapshot of the whole cluster or individual indices in the named repository.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "master_timeout", "wait_for_completion"

"get()"

    $e->snapshot->get(
        repository  => 'repository'                   # required
        snapshot    => 'snapshot'   | \@snapshots     # required
    );

Retrieve snapshots in the named repository.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "ignore_unavailable", "master_timeout", "verbose"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.

"delete()"

    $e->snapshot->delete(
        repository  => 'repository',              # required
        snapshot    => 'snapshot'                 # required
    );

Delete snapshot in the named repository.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "master_timeout"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.

"restore()"

    $e->snapshot->restore(
        repository  => 'repository',              # required
        snapshot    => 'snapshot'                 # required

        body        => { what to restore }        # optional
    );

Restore a named snapshot.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "master_timeout", "wait_for_completion"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.

"status()"

    $result = $e->snapshot->status(
        repository  => 'repository',              # optional
        snapshot    => 'snapshot' | \@snapshots   # optional
    );

Returns status information about the specified snapshots.

Query string parameters: "error_trace", "human", "ignore_unavailable", "master_timeout"

See the "snapshot/restore docs" <http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshot.html> for more information.